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Pathfinder initiative risks losing its way – RICS

1 May 2004

The government’s Pathfinder initiative to revive demand in failed local housing markets risks losing its way without involvement of the private sector says a new RICS report called Housing Market Renewal - Making the Pathfinders Succeed .

Developers call for early input into hospital sites

1 May 2004

The deal to transfer more than 100 surplus NHS sites to the ODPM from the Department of Health to provide 15,000 new homes has been given a cautious welcome by housebuilders.